Saginaw Valley State University baseball team drops weekend series at Malone University

CANTON, OH -- The Saginaw Valley State University baseball
team dropped two of three games at Malone University over the weekend.

Courtesy of SVSU

Originally, the series was scheduled at Saginaw Valley, but
the Cardinals moved the location due to poor weather and field conditions. Even
though SVSU was on the road, they were still considered the home team for all
three games.

In a doubleheader on Saturday, SVSU lost the first game 6-4
and won the nightcap 5-1.

The Cardinals (10-15, 8-7 GLIAC) couldn't hold on to a 4-3
lead in the seventh inning of the early game. The bullpen gave up three runs in
the top half of the frame.

Midland Bullock Creek alum Kyle O'Boyle hit a solo homerun,
the 18th of his career, in the fifth inning.

In the second game, Andy Orr put SVSU ahead early with an
RBI Single in the second inning and a solo homerun in the fourth. Ryan Hotmer hit a two-run homerun in the fifth inning to give the
Cardinals some key insurance runs.

Sophomore starting pitcher Scott Sency won the first game of
his career going six and two-thirds innings with six strikeouts. He only
allowed one earned run on four hits.

On Sunday, a Cardinals' fielding error in the top of the third inning proved to be the
difference.

Malone (13-19, 6-13 GLIAC) scored three runs in the inning,
two unearned, to take a 3-1 lead. Chet LaFave hit a RBI double with two outs in
the bottom of the eighth to bring the Cardinals within one run, but that's
where the score stayed.

Arthur Hill alum Mike Schaff, who started for SVSU, was
tagged with the loss. He went five innings, allowing seven hits and one earned
run with three strikeouts.

Saginaw Valley's next game is Wednesday (April 17) at Grand
Valley State University.